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David Miranda was carrying password for secret files on piece of paper — A journalist's partner who was detained carrying thousands of British intelligence documents through Heathrow airport was also holding the password to an encrypted file written on a piece of paper, the government has disclosed.
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Joshua Foust, Business Insider, The Independent, Softpedia News, New York Magazine, Politico, @harrisj and @jayrosen_nyu
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UK took three weeks to act over data at New York Times, says Guardian — Alan Rusbridger hits back at Downing Street's claims in high court that it ‘urgently’ needed access to leaked GCHQ files — The British government took over three weeks to act on authoritative information …
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The Switch, @fredriklaurin, @jamesrbuk, @dangillmor, @rydermc, @ncilla, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, @kgosztola and Softpedia News

UK asked N.Y. Times to destroy Snowden material
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High Court told Miranda was carrying ‘58,000 highly classified UK intelligence documents’
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Head of Legal, The Independent, Bloomberg, National Updates, The Atlantic Wire, The Verge, The Register and London24 News

British Embassy Approached New York Times About Snowden Documents
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@buzzfeedben, @rosiegray and @buzzfeedben

Does David Miranda count as a journalist? That's not the point
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@megclement

In News Coverage and Editorials on Syria, How Much Skepticism in The Times? — Many Times readers are looking at recent news coverage of Syria, and editorials on the same subject, through the lens of another international conflict: the United States invasion of Iraq.
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New York Times, @mdaisey, @justinraimondo, @aliabunimah, @kgosztola, @trevortimm, @dangillmor, @freddoso, TIME, Truthout Stories, The Monkey Cage, Mother Jones, Business Insider, The Week, Salon, @ledbetreuters, Firedoglake, The Plum Line, Pressing Issues, Vanity Fair and The Huffington Post
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Network Correspondents Converge On Syria And Surrounding Countries — All eyes are turning to Syria, as escalated rhetoric suggests that a U.S. attack could be imminent. Unlike Iraq, which saw correspondents reporting while embedded with U.S. troops or from the balcony of their hotels …
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@yancyfaith, FishbowlDC and FishbowlNY


Syria Crisis: How the Networks Are Covering
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Hollywood Reporter, @saramorrison and @huffpostmedia

A Guide to Syria's Best Citizen Journalism
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@syriatracker, Wonkblog, @millermena, Kirk LaPointe's … and The Huffington Post


Cumulus Radio Deal Could Crowd Clear Channel — Radio broadcaster Cumulus Media Inc. is close to acquiring one of the country's largest syndicators of radio programming, Dial Global Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, in a deal that is likely to shake up the industry's competitive landscape.
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Looking To Radio's Future, Cumulus Media Buys Syndicator Dial Global — Some older readers may recall that the thing we call “radio” got its name because, once upon a time, it was delivered via radio waves. — That this is less and less true with each passing month goes a long …
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Wall Street Journal, Billboard, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Businessweek and Benzinga

People Mag Prepares New Subscription Model — Time Inc. cash cow People is preparing to unveil a new pricing model designed to transform the way people think about subscriptions, according to people familiar with the publisher's plans. Other titles in the company are expected to follow suit.
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FishbowlNY
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Digital now makes up 11.3% of Hachette's revenues worldwide, and 20% of Random House's — Digital now accounts for 11.3 percent of Hachette's sales worldwide, and about 20 percent of Random House's — Lagardére, parent company of book publisher Hachette, and Bertelsmann …
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Speakeasy, Media & Entertainment, GalleyCat, PublishersWeekly.com and Variety
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Germany's Bertelsmann Reports Record First-Half Operating Profit
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Wall Street Journal and Reuters


Censure for reporter over Gaza tweet sparks BBC rethink over social media — Governing body calls for rethink over use of Twitter but journalists worry about losing credibility — The censure of a senior BBC correspondent over his use of Twitter in covering the Middle East …
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@jeffjarvis, @scottbix, @daschles and @colrichardkemp


Twitter General Counsel Alexander Macgillivray to Leave Company — Twitter's free speech defender is leaving the nest. — Alexander Macgillivray, Twitter's general counsel and chief navigator of its thorny digital First Amendment issues, is departing the company.
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bricoleur, Guardian, CNET, Betabeat, NYT Bits, TechCrunch, GigaOM, Los Angeles Times, ReadWrite, The Verge, @trevortimm, @mikeisaac, Mashable, Hillicon Valley and Digits


Closing Piracy Powerhouse Actually Hurt Movie Revenues — Only blockbusters benefitted from shutdown of Megaupload; grosses of mid-range pics declined — Closing the notorious piracy site Megaupload didn't help theatrical film grosses , according to a new study.
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@onthemedia and Digits


Rupert Murdoch's Pay for Latest Fiscal Year Dropped to $28.9 Million — UPDATED: The media mogul had made $30.0 million in the previous year before a 3.7 percent decline for the latest period ended June 30. — Rupert Murdoch's compensation for the latest fiscal year dropped 3.7 percent to $28.9 million.
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Broadcasting & Cable, Deadline.com, The Wrap and FishbowlNY


Columbia is launching a new post-bac program to breed journalism unicorns — The journalism unicorn exists. I've seen one — even worked with one. Maybe you know the kind: a journalist who's as nimble and dynamic as a reporter as she is with coding. — Yes, journalism unicorns are out there …
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@emilybell, @emilybell, @sisiwei, @derekwillis, @greglinch, @kleinmatic and Tow Center for Digital …


[UPDATED] Society of Professional Journalists considers changing its name to Society for Professional Journalism — SPJ is considering changing its name from Society of Professional Journalists to Society for Professional Journalism. [My error: My original post had OF, not FOR.]
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@scottleadingham and @justinsilverman